Stent Scandal

The recent stents’ scandal in the Punjab hospitals reminds me of my nephew who about 4 years ago underwent a heart surgery in a renowned private hospital of Peshawar and  was  charged about a lac and a half per stent for the three stents inserted in his arteries. He was also given a DVD (Digital Video Disk) of the whole operation as per the normal practice. Sometimes later he happened to be in the USA where he went to a cardiac hospital for the check up.  During the screening of his chest he was dumbfounded and the doctors astonished to find out that he had only one stent in place and the DVD showing three stents belonged to someone else !!

And then they are called Messiah and belong to the noblest of the profession that brings relief to the suffering humanity.

Col.Riaz Jafri (Retd)